The Only H.E.A.T. Course That Literally Saves Lives

Essential Training for Every Corporate Traveler

Designed for executives, corporate travelers, NGO staff, journalists, media professionals and all employees who travel on company business to potentially hostile environments around the world

How to plan for and react to natural and man-made disasters

Survive during an earthquake, flood, active shooting,terrorist attacks and more

Escape and evasion techniques under duress

Learn how to prevent a kidnapping and escape from unlawful detention

Hostage survival, surveillance detection and situational awareness

Practice our mental exercises to develop self reliance when in captivity

How to survive without access to food, water or medical aid

Practice our tried and tested techniques to make fire, find water and medications

Cybersecurity, safe hotel practices and secure communications

Protect yourself and your data using simple but effective techniques

Personal safety for women and LGBTQ+ travellers

Adapt to cultural sensitivities based on our real life examples

ZFA’s Online H.E.A.T. Course – Your Lifeline in a Hostile World

Whether you’re crossing borders for business, deployed in high-risk regions, or operating in unstable environments — the first 72 hours are critical. In those moments, knowledge isn’t just power — it’s survival.

ZFA’s Hostile Environment Awareness Training (H.E.A.T.) course is a self-paced online programme designed specifically for professionals who travel or operate in hostile environments. Areas where you face the risk of loss of liberty, loss of life or loss of limb.

 Developed by security experts, former hostages, kidnap negotiators and bushcraft specialists, this course arms you with the mindset, tactics, and survival skills needed to stay alive and stay safe.

Course Features:

  • 10 professionally crafted lessons
  • 10 engaging visual presentations
  • End-of-lesson quizzes to reinforce your knowledge
  • A 90-minute final exam
  • A Certificate of Survival Readiness – proof that you’re not just prepared — you’re trained

Why This Course? Because no insurance policy can replace you.

In hostile environments, waiting for help isn’t a plan.

Enroll today. Learn to survive tomorrow.

Take control. Prepare yourself. And give your loved ones the confidence that you’re trained to survive — no matter what.

A Comprehensive 10 Module Online Course

This 25 hour online course equips participants with a foundational understanding of hostile environments, identifying threats, and risk assessment strategies through learning modules, presentations & quizzes

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Managers in the Security departments of banks, audit firms, FMCG companies, mining operations, logistics, manufacturing, parastatals and NGOs have succeeded through our courses and training